A shameful and disturbing incident shading light on the status of the racial system in South Africa has come to light through a video on social media where a group of men can be seen physically assaulting a few black minor boys after the latter used a white-only pool at a resort.
Reportedly, a black family went to a resort in Maselspoort in the free state of South Africa to celebrate the Christmas holiday. Where some white men together denied 18 and 13-year-old minors to enter the swimming pool after which they were slapped and strangled over not paying heed to their call.
The entire incident was reported to the local police, however, before they arrived all the criminals against whom the case was registered fled from the spot, the video related to the incident shows two boys struggling against a group of adults who opposed the former’s entry into the pool, slapping, choking them by the neck and hurling abuses toward them.
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WATCH: The video of the racial incident that took place in Free State at a swimming pool allegedly on #Christmas Day. The pool is allegedly reserved for white people.
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The video further shows as soon as the boy tries to come out of the pool, one of the miscreants pushes him back into the pool. After this, the same man also tries to strangle another 18-year-old black boy. Police officer Brigadier Motantsi Makhayal has said that the matter is being investigated. The culprits will be nabbed soon.
The matter came to light after a girl belonging to the family of the boys who were assaulted reported to the police and also posted the video on Twitter. The reports highlighting that the incident against the boys happened when they were celebrating their Christmas holiday at the resort have come from their sister’s tweet, where she mentioned the entire incident.